Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-25

] Coal has been discovered near Bridge
| port, and 1t is of a superior quality. De
cstur, the county seat, On the Fort Worth
and Denver City Railway, is one of thu
| important towns on this road. 1t has 8
population of 5000. The assessed valua
ton in 1886 was S4,499,6l4
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
hes in Central Texas and is one of the
rich counties of the state. Stock raising
cotton and agriculture generally are the
leading pursuits. Iron, silver and
petroleum exist, but to what extent is
not known. Improved farming is the
rule and the county lies in the great grain
producing belt of Texas. The Interna-
tional and Great Northern, Missouri
Pacific and Austin and Northwestern
Railroads run through the county dis
lance Of tifty-ive miles. The taxable
wealth in 1886 was SIS, 463, 407. George
town, the county seat, has population
of over 5000 and Round Rock, q flourish
ing town, has over 1900 people.
WOOD
is one OF the eastern counties in the pine
woods region. In 1880 it was estimated
that ,600 600, 900 feet OF ehort pine lum-
Der was standing in the county. Most of
the entire area is arabic, but very little IN
cultivation. Mean annual rainfall is for
ty-1ve inches. Mineola, on the Texas
snd Pacific Railway, is the most impor-
tant town, with population Of over
POGO. Quitm2n Is the county seat. The
assessed valuation fOr 1856 was s., Pill
46l
YOUNG
is one OF the northern counties. 1t is
stoCk-rajsiCg county. Mesquite grasa
prevails ana furnishes food for stock the
yesr round. More than one half Of the
area Is arablc. The Clear Fork CT
the BraZ0s flows through the county
and SfoT3s fine water power. Graham,
the county seat, is also the seat OF the
Uaited Ssslcs District court for the
district. It has q populG-
tion Of nearly 1000.
WATER IN THESE COUNTIES.
The water supply for home purposes is
from wells, GrJesian wells, and
springs innUmerahle. Ia dry seasons i
has been remarked that Texas has more
water under the earth and less on top of
it than any other state. The sup
ply is ineXhaustible aGd universal. On
me "Staked Plains" II the west wster is
always FOUND ct q slight depth. Where
Ibis water comes IRON has always been
? matter OF conjecture, out it is there in
great abundance.
GROUPED.
The shove IS g very brief statement of
-he industries and general features Of the
Counties tributary TO the city of Fort
Worth. Railroads leading from the city
1ermeate all of them, and the home mer-
chants reach Ell The principal towns with !
heir trade. In this area cotton enough |
AN be raised to supply aII the United |
States. The great cattle industry can be |
estimated from the following table of |
official figures taken from the COmptT0i- |
er's report for 1886. Building material |
d stone and wood in inexhaustible !
Quantities lie in these counties. The
greatest grain producing area known in
me state lies st the doors of the city.
Untold wealth of mineral deposits lie
ready for development. Then look at
me map on the front page and
see the unrivalled railway facilities Of
tered by Fort Worth. Cheap fuel in ad-
Joining counties awaits only the magic
ouch Of capital TO be available for all
purposes. Can any
agency keep Fort Worth from being
great city? Nothing but the want of pop
lletion in this magnificent ares can do so,
md when We consider the fact that in the
asst seven years the population has more
han tre6led, this one exception vanishes.
These are facts for men seeking to invest
capital to ponder over.
The following is a table showing the
in 1880. the assessed valuation
or 1856, the assessed number of cattle in
$50, the railway mileage in 1886, the
lumber of sheep, horses and mules in
$50, and the estimated cotton crop for
SS7. Tney speak for themselves: